today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
likability; favorability; popularity
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...